Arrest warrant for Abbas, Alamgir in graft case

A Dhaka court issued a warrant Tuesday for the arrest of five persons, including former Housing and Public Works Minister Mirza Abbas, in a graft case filed by the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC), reports UNB.
Dhaka's Senior Special Judge Imrul Kayes issued the arrest warrant after taking cognisance of charges.
The court also fixed March 25 for submitting a report on the execution of the arrest warrant.
The other accused are former State Minister for Housing and Public Works Alamgir Kabir, former joint secretary Bijon Kanti Sarker, office assistant of the National Housing Authority (NHA) M Matiar Rahman and its cashier Mansur Alam.
On February 16, Jatan Kumar Roy, deputy director of the ACC and also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka against the five people in connection with the case filed for causing a loss of Tk 155.2 million (Tk 15.52 crore) to the national exchequer by allocating land to journalists at a lower rate.